Bulverism is a type of ad hominem rhetorical fallacy that combines circular reasoning and the genetic fallacy with presumption or condescension.

5 days ago · Bulverism is the logical fallacy of assuming without discussion that a person is wrong and/or ill-informed, then distracting their attention from this (which is the only real issue) by …

Jan 2, 2025 · Bulverism (uncountable) A rhetorical fallacy in which a speaker assumes that their opponent's argument is wrong, and instead of disproving it, condescendingly explains why …

Oct 11, 2017 · This is “Bulverism,” a crucial move by poor debaters, pop psychologists, twitter evangelists, ideologues at large, and new generation politicians. The Bulveristic move is used …

Mar 6, 2021 · Bulverism, coined by C.S. Lewis, is that ubiquitous logical fallacy that consists in the charge, “You’re only saying that because you’re a _____ …

Oct 25, 2018 · In essence, Bulverism is a toxic hybrid of two better-known fallacies: petitio principii (begging the question) and ad hominem (impugning one’s opponent’s character without …

In any case, Freud and Marx are both guilty of rejecting (rather than refuting), name-calling, and logical fallacy, as well as being self-contradictory. If you want to play the Bulverism game, you …

Mar 22, 2012 · “Bulverism” C. S. Lewis labeled the slick ploy of avoiding reasoning on a subject by pointing out the reason ones opponent is so silly. Do some criticisms of living-pterosaur …

Feb 7, 2008 · Some day I am going to write the biography of its imaginary inventor, Ezekiel Bulver, whose destiny was determined at the age of five when he heard his mother say to his …

Jan 7, 2010 · Named after C.S Lewis’s fictional character Ezekiel Bulver, “Bulverism” is said to be the art (and a much practiced one too) of assuming that an opponent’s argument is wrong …